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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA film that remains relentlessly absorbing for all of its compact 83-minute length largely because it places its audience in the position of helpless witnesses to a slow-motion trainwreck.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThis is “Southern Gothic” that lives up to its name.
- 75SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaMatthew Pope country-fries gutter luck, sizzles up a healthy portion of stand-off tension, and serves one nasty slice of homestyle revenge. Maybe too bleak for some, but sorry. Life isn’t all rainbows and Skittles. Kudos to the filmmakers who don’t shy away from the lows we’re forced to stomach and those failed in the process.
- A little film that makes a big impression.
- 70Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievAn injection of self-aware humor here and there would’ve been welcome. Yet Blood on Her Name is a fine showcase for its star, and a sturdy debut from a director to watch.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA tense debut built around a compelling lead performance by Bethany Anne Lind, it benefits from a couple of graceful storytelling flourishes and a persuasive sense of character.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOppressively dark and unrelentingly intense, Blood on Her Name packs down-and-dirty performances, and a few surprises, into a tight 85 minutes.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayBlood on Her Name runs out of juicy “So now what’s” by its final stretch. But Lind is terrific throughout; and it’s a welcome change-of-pace to see a story about lawbreakers where no one involved is any kind of psychopath or super-crook. They’re all just plain folks, leading ordinary lives … and making terrible mistakes.
- 58The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakA lot happens during the course of director Matthew Pope and co-writer Don M. Thompson’s Blood on Her Name … too much. This can prove problematic for what starts as a simple plot before things start turning convoluted real quick thanks to new revelations shedding light upon secrets and lies. Surprisingly, however, that perpetually escalating noise is justified.
- 50RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonAllowing the viewer to piece things together on their own is always welcome, but the film’s desire to surprise and outwit makes it contrived.